10 Things You Didn't Know About Donald Glover

9. The Name Childish Gambino Came From A Name Generator

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What could the name "Childish Gambino" really mean? Is the word "Childish" supposed to juxtapose against Glover's mature persona and lyrics? Is the word "Gambino" a reference to the crime family that dominated New York City in the early twentieth century?

Well...not exactly. Truth is, the name is the product of complete chance. Glover decided to insert his real name into the online "Wu-Tang Name Generator" (a spoof generator which supposedly gifts you with your hip-hop alias).

The result was the name Childish Gambino, which Glover found so compelling that he actually decided to use it. Lucky for Donald, because the generator regularly spits out fantastically awful aliases like "Tuff Warrior" and "The Wizard".

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